iv, 226 p. : 25 cm +

"Existing institutions and rules of engagement for sustainable forest management (SFM) in Canada are not designed to acommodate the rights or interests of its Aboriginal peoples. In recognition of this fact, there has emerged a community of Aboriginal partners and academic researchers committed to changing forestry practices, institutions, and policies. Supported by the Sustainable Forest Management Network, this 'community of practice' has sought collectively to design and undertake research to address the needs, rights and interests of forest-dependent Aboriginal communities, with the intention of producing knowledge and skill sets needed to reform forest and resource development sectors. Changing the Culture of Forestry in Canada: Building Effective Institutions for Aboriginal Engagement in Sustainable Forest Management is the fi rst of two volumes that highlights the most current and critical research undertaken by this community of practice

Chapters shed light on Aboriginal stewardship values, including land use and management systems; document processes of negotiating space for Aboriginal inclusion in current forest practices; evaluate existing institutional options available to Aboriginal communities for engaging in SFM; and describe more nuanced and ethical approaches to accommodating Aboriginal rights into SFM, and to engaging Aboriginal peoples in research. While this book and upcoming companion volume are aimed directly at Canada's forest sector, the implications of this research and the potential importance of this book go far beyond forestry, and should be of considerable interest and value to all government, industry, Aboriginal and other parties with a vested interest in natural resource development and management on lands where Aboriginal peoples assert constitutionally protected rights and interests--i.e., most of Canada. By attempting to create the ethical space for Aboriginal peoples in building new institutions and policies for their engagement in SFM, this volume addresses some of the most pressing environmental and social issues that Canadians face today."--pub. desc

Co-published by Sustainable Forest Management Network

"Research and insights from the Aboriginal Research Program of the Sustainable Forest Management Network: volume 1"

Most papers originally presented at a conference entitled "Effective institutions, policies and approaches for Aboriginal engagement in sustainable forest management: changing the culture of forestry in Canada" held in Oct. 2008 in Edmonton, Alta

Accompanied by CD-ROM in jewel case

Includes bibliographical references

Anishinaabe Stewardship Values for Sustainable Forest Management of the Whitefeather Forest, Pikangikum First Nation, Ontario -- Institutions for Algonquian Land Use: Change, Continuity and Implications for Sustainable Forest Management -- From Fur to Fir: In Consideration of a Cree Family Territory System of Environmental Stewardship -- Co-producing a Whitefeather Forest Cultural Landscape Monitoring Framework -- Developing Criteria and Indicators for Aborigional Forestry: Mutual Learning through Collaborative Research -- Negotiating Cultural Sustainability: Deep Consultation and the Little Red River Cree in the Wabasca-Mikkwa Lowlands, Alberta -- Aboriginal Forest Tenure Attributes for the Kwadacha Traditional Territory -- Evaluation of Two Forest Governance Models Based on Stellat'en First Nation Goals -- Multiple Forms of Engagement: Classifying Aboriginal Roles in Contemporary Canadian Forestry -- Treaty 8 Land-Based Rights: A Legal and Ethical Analysis -- Negotiating Research Relationships with Aboriginal Communities: Ethical Considerations and Principles

System requirements for accompanying disc: IBM compatible PC; Adobe Acrobat reader

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